Smithsonian Learning Lab Webinar: Creating National History Day Collections
/in enewsletter feature, Learning Lab, Uncategorized, You Heard It Here First /by Elizabeth BugbeeFor the past two years Smithsonian Learning Lab has been a tool for curating topic ideas for students participating in National History Day (NHD) research projects. The Learning Lab team, along with educators from NHD and the National Endowment for the Humanities, will hold an online session on Thursday, August 9 at 4 pm ET […]
Part 3: Using Collections to Think About Immigration with the Smithsonian Learning Lab
/in General, Learning Lab, Resources, Uncategorized, You Heard It Here First /by Elizabeth BugbeeAfter visiting three Affiliate communities in 2018, the staff at the Smithsonian Learning Lab wrapped-up their Teacher Creativity Studios at the City of Austin Asian American Resource Center (AARC), a Smithsonian Affiliate in Austin, Texas. As mentioned in Part 1, the goal was to increase digital access to museum collections and inspire students to investigate the world […]
Part 2: Using Collections to Think About Immigration with the Smithsonian Learning Lab
/in Learning Lab, Resources, Uncategorized, You Heard It Here First /by Elizabeth BugbeeIn Part 1 of our Smithsonian Learning Lab series we took you to the Tsongas Industrial History Center at the Lowell National Historical Park, a Smithsonian Affiliate in Lowell, Massachusetts, where teachers were exploring the question “Who belongs?” (You can read the full blog here.) This time we’re headed to the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian […]
coming up in Affiliateland in July 2018
/in enewsletter feature /by Jennifer BrundageSummer is heating up with Affiliate activity coast to coast! NATIONWIDE Eight Affiliates will be hosting interns from the Smithsonian Latino Center’s Young Ambassadors Program this summer, including the Adler Planetarium (Chicago); California Science Center (Los Angeles); Fort Worth Museum of Science and History (Fort Worth); History Colorado (Denver); HistoryMiami (Miami); Museum of Latin American […]
Kudos Affiliates! July 2018
/in Kudos, Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have a kudos to share? Please send potential kudos to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. Funding In pursuit of its commitment to advance the creative capacity of people and communities across the nation, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced its second round of funding for […]
Smithsonian Announces Director for Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and Smithsonian Affiliations
/in Uncategorized, You Heard It Here First /by Elizabeth BugbeeToday we are pleased to announce an important step in strengthening our content and peer-outreach capabilities. As of June 7, we have aligned the work of two organizations into one management structure called the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and Smithsonian Affiliations. This unit will be overseen by Myriam Springuel. As many of you know, […]
Part 1: Using Collections to Think About Immigration with the Smithsonian Learning Lab
/in Learning Lab, Road Reports, Uncategorized, You Heard It Here First /by Elizabeth BugbeeIn 2017-2018 a collaboration among Smithsonian Affiliations, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, and the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access brought the Teacher Creativity Studios: Fostering Global Competence in the Classroom project to 3 Affiliate communities. The nationwide professional development project for educators is designed to develop new instructional materials and content highlighting […]
¡Escuchame! 5 Questions With Dr. Kathleen Franz
/in enewsletter feature, Resources, Uncategorized, You Heard It Here First /by Elizabeth BugbeeThe Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is working on a new initiative, Escuchame: The History of Spanish Language Broadcasting in the U.S. The museum has rich collections related to television, but few that tell the story of Spanish-language broadcasting in the U.S. This initiative will document stories from early Telemundo and Univision stations as well as […]
Kudos Affiliates! June 2018
/in enewsletter feature, Kudos /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have a kudos to share? Please send potential kudos to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. Funding Conner Prairie (Fishers, Indiana) announced a partnership with Ritz Charles to invest approximately $3 million to renovate and expand Eli Lilly’s historic Chinese House. Support for the project includes a $500,000 pledge […]
Coming Up in Affiliateland in June 2018
/in Uncategorized /by Jennifer BrundageARIZONA The Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum will open the Smithsonian exhibition Water/Ways which focuses on the relationships between people and water, in Bisbee, 6.2. PENNSYLVANIA The Heinz History Center hosts History on Tap featuring a talk by Theresa McCulla, historian of the American Brewing History Initiative at the National Museum of American History, on […]
Coming Up in Affiliateland in May 2018
/in enewsletter feature /by Jennifer BrundageLook at all the activity blooming in Affiliateland this spring! PENNSYLVANIA The Heinz History Center hosts a talk and tasting with National Museum of American History curator Paula Johnson on Making Wine at Home as a complement to their current exhibition on Prohibition, in Pittsburgh, 5.6.18. The Mercer Museum will open Racing: A Need for Speed […]
Kudos Affiliates! May 2018
/in You Heard It Here First /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have a kudos to share? Please send potential kudos to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. Funding The PNC Foundation announced a five-year, $1 million grant to Union Station, Kansas City, Inc. (Kansas City, MO) in support of science education that will benefit approximately 14,000 members of the community, with […]
Affiliations at AAM 2018
/in Resources, Road Reports, You Heard It Here First /by Elizabeth BugbeeAre you headed to the American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting in Phoenix? Three Smithsonian Affiliations team members will be attending and have organized several opportunities to meet with Affiliates. On Monday, May 7, brainstorm possible programs and events with the Smithsonian and fellow Affiliates around the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing in 2019. […]
Coming up in Affiliateland in April 2018
/in enewsletter feature, You Heard It Here First /by Jennifer BrundageSpring activity is blooming across the country! MASSACHUSETTS The Tsongas Industrial History Center at the Lowell National Historical Park will offer a Teacher Creativity Studios: Asian Pacific American Cultural Presence in the Classroom workshop for teachers with the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access in Lowell, 4.7. Framingham State University will feature a talk by National […]
Five questions with Amanda Moniz, Curator of Philanthropy at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
/in enewsletter feature, Resources, Uncategorized, You Heard It Here First /by Elizabeth BugbeeWhat do we love more than helping you navigate the Smithsonian? Sending someone from the Smithsonian to your neighborhood! Our people are our greatest resource and when new curators join the Smithsonian family, we like to share their stories with our network. This week, I had the chance to ask a few questions of Amanda Moniz, Curator of […]
